Dana point hoop net 2-28

Was good weather got out on the water at 745 ish got all 6 hoops dropped by 830 let em soak for a while to thaw the bait out. Decided to make a couple casts on the bass rod picked up a tiny sandy but it managed to almost swallow my whole 4" hammer bait. Started pulling nets short after short after short got 1 keeper between me and my buddy. We had to have pulled in 15 or more shorts we just stopped counting. Wind was picking up bad and pushing us out fast so we called it a night. Off the water by 1ish with 1 keeper to show for it. Lots of really small ones like crawdad size.....I shall see them in october.

[danjor]

Every time out at Dana I pull up tons of short lobsters and I always think next year will be a good year. And when next year rolls around all I catch is short ones again. I'm starting to think the big lobsters trained the little ones to steal our bait and bring it to the big ones

[dpasinli]

Thanks for the report! Thinking of getting out tonight to drop a few hoops at DP ; kinda new to the whole kayak deal and hooped a few time before but only for a few hours at a time. Question, how much bait is required for 5 hrs of hooping, and isn't it a little sketchy being out that long so late?

Originally Posted by dpasinli

Thanks for the report! Thinking of getting out tonight to drop a few hoops at DP ; kinda new to the whole kayak deal and hooped a few time before but only for a few hours at a time. Question, how much bait is required for 5 hrs of hooping, and isn't it a little sketchy being out that long so late?

If im going to be out that long that late ill go with a buddy and Its actually really peaceful and serene out there. also I never change my bait i made my own bait tubes out of abs plastic and i stuff them completely full i can get 6 good size mackerel cut up in chunks in one of my tubes so I never change it out and sometimes ill use the same bait for1-3 trips just depends how it looks at the end of the nights. This was my first season hooping but I have learned a lot. If you have any questions feel free to pm me and ill be more than willing to answer anything i can. Ill post up some pics of the bat tubes i made sometime today. The longest i have been out hooping was like 7 hours or so.

[rossman]

Thanks for the report. I hope to get out there a couple time next week.

For those not so inclined to do it yourself, I was just at Hogans in DP and they have all of their hoop netting stuff on sale for 25% off. I bought a couple of the Promar 9" bait tubes for 7.50 each. DIY would be less expensive but unless I feel I need 20 of them, I'd just as soon drop the cash.

The Rossman

[dpasinli]

Right, Buddy system is the call, I guess the more you do it the more comfortable you are on the water. And great idea on the bait tubes, when i bought my gear they came with the little cages so i've used those the two times i've been out....I'll have to check out Hogans as well, always in need of something right. Probably gonna hit it tonight at DP, so if any would like to join the company would be welcome. Thanks for the insight and if you're ever looking for a hooping partner I am good for it most weekends.

thnx deniz.

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by madncrzydm

Ill post up some pics of the bat tubes i made sometime today. The longest i have been out hooping was like 7 hours or so.

I'd love to see pics of this. I have a picture in my mind of how this probably works, but wondering about PVC size used, etc. I don't even have a kayak or hoop nets yet... YET.

Originally Posted by FishNinjaY

I'd love to see pics of this. I have a picture in my mind of how this probably works, but wondering about PVC size used, etc. I don't even have a kayak or hoop nets yet... YET.

ill go take some pics right now